Pre-Season Week 3: Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers
August 29, 2015 68° Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance: 52,715 (70%)
Minnesota Vikings 0 7 3 0 - 10
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 0 3 3 - 13
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Pittsburgh Steelers: 1-1-MIN 1 (8:27) 3-Rene Schmidt pass complete to 41-Phillip Lambert for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Edward McDermott. PIT 7 MIN 0
(Qtr 2) Minnesota Vikings: 1-8-PIT 8 (13:04) 44-Jeff Snyder ran for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Michael Martin. PIT 7 MIN 7
(Qtr 3) Minnesota Vikings: 4-1-PIT 19 (10:51) 13-Gary Bass 37 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 7 MIN 10
(Qtr 3) Pittsburgh Steelers: 4-18-MIN 32 (0:50) 13-Edward McDermott 50 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 10 MIN 10
(Qtr 4) Pittsburgh Steelers: 4-1-MIN 14 (9:14) 13-Edward McDermott 32 yard field goal is GOOD. PIT 13 MIN 10
Team Statistics
Pittsburgh Steelers Minnesota Vikings
First Downs 16 16
- Rushing 7 7
- Passing 8 7
- Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 256 272
- Offensive Plays 60 57
- Yards Per Play 4.27 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 108 142
- Rushing Attempts 34 30
- Yards Per Rush 3.18 4.73
Net Passing Yards 148 130
- Att/Comp/Int 23 / 18 / 0 27 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 169 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 21 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.69 4.81
- Yards Per Completion 9.39 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 14 2 / 10
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 42 3 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 39 3 / 15
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 43 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:31 27:29
Drive Charts
Pittsburgh Steelers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:38 OWN 25 13 75 Touchdown
1 5:01 2:12 OWN 20 3 10 Punt
2 13:01 2:23 OWN 21 3 7 Punt
2 6:09 2:02 OWN 24 3 8 Punt
2 0:28 0:28 OWN 20 1 -5 Half
3 13:31 0:45 OPP 45 2 -8 Fumble
3 10:48 1:45 OWN 26 3 5 Punt
3 5:10 4:24 OWN 12 8 56 Field Goal
4 14:49 5:38 OWN 37 10 49 Field Goal
4 6:16 6:16 OWN 24 14 67 Game
Minnesota Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:22 3:21 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
1 2:49 4:48 OWN 28 10 72 Touchdown
2 10:37 4:29 OWN 32 9 51 Missed FG
2 4:06 3:38 OWN 24 12 71 Missed FG
3 15:00 1:29 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
3 12:46 1:58 OPP 28 3 10 Field Goal
3 9:03 3:53 OWN 30 6 13 Punt
3 0:47 0:58 OWN 25 3 3 Punt
4 9:11 2:55 OWN 25 6 37 Fumble
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#41 Phillip Lambert 11 48 4.36 12 1 0
#20 Walter Powell 9 39 4.33 12 1 0
#36 Robert Miller 8 23 2.88 7 0 0
#16 Raul Spencer 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
#44 Pedro Deloach 3 -2 -0.67 1 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Jeff Snyder 11 72 6.55 15 3 1
#45 Howard Harris 13 61 4.69 13 1 0
#47 Ralph Burton 4 9 2.25 5 0 0
#30 John Bland 2 0 0.00 1 0 0
Passing Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Raul Spencer 15 11 129 2 / 17 0 41 0 99.03
#3 Rene Schmidt 8 7 40 1 / 4 1 11 0 127.08
Minnesota Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 David Shea 27 18 130 0 / 0 0 33 0 77.70
Receiving Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Mark Adler 2 52 26.00 41 0
#81 Daniel East 4 24 6.00 11 0
#41 Phillip Lambert 3 22 7.33 21 1
#81 George Taylor 2 20 10.00 10 0
#88 Dennis Peay 2 19 9.50 13 0
#82 Antwan Crum 1 10 10.00 10 0
#83 Stephen Sainz 2 8 4.00 5 0
#36 Robert Miller 1 7 7.00 7 0
#19 Andrew Mounts 1 7 7.00 7 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#1 Daniel Higgins 5 36 7.20 11 0
#85 Neil Campbell 1 33 33.00 33 0
#86 Charles Davidson 4 24 6.00 11 0
#83 Jimmy Brooks 4 24 6.00 9 0
#84 Joe Foreman 2 14 7.00 7 0
#45 Howard Harris 1 0 0.00 0 0
#47 Ralph Burton 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0
Blocking Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Raymond Marciano 13 16 1 1
#53 Ray Castro 17 21 1 1
#70 Jimmy Yockey 12 15 0 2
#64 Howard Soltero 12 14 0 3
#89 Everett Peterson 13 17 0 1
#41 Phillip Lambert 12 7 0 0
#86 Mark Adler 4 25 0 2
#81 Daniel East 8 12 0 1
#44 Pedro Deloach 15 15 0 2
#78 Ramon Huber 11 14 0 0
#36 Robert Miller 5 3 0 0
#87 Paul Chesnut 0 8 0 0
#19 Andrew Mounts 0 6 0 1
#83 Stephen Sainz 1 10 0 0
#20 Walter Powell 4 6 0 0
#88 Dennis Peay 0 7 0 0
#88 Perry Elkins 0 13 0 0
#81 George Taylor 0 12 0 0
#63 Adam Stanley 23 16 0 0
#71 Albert Vesely 22 20 0 2
#59 Micheal Carter 24 20 0 1
#68 Harold Woods 3 4 0 0
#79 Randy Watson 0 3 0 0
#94 Roy Santiago 1 2 0 0
#74 Ashley Smith 0 1 0 0
#77 Gregory Keith 0 3 0 0
#99 Alex Campbell 2 4 0 0
#57 Stephen Jimenez 0 1 0 0
#93 Matthew Smith 0 4 0 0
#49 Mark Donaldson 0 1 0 0
#92 Scott Sims 0 1 0 0
#33 Scott Paige 0 4 0 0
#48 Jose Jenkins 0 4 0 0
#72 Jim Cameron 20 22 0 0
#54 Justin Bolton 0 1 0 1
#82 Antwan Crum 3 3 0 0
#7 Bobby Howe 0 1 0 0
#25 Ian Powers 0 1 0 1
#21 Charles Stewart 0 1 0 0
#78 Robert Gomez 0 1 0 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#59 Brian Dishman 23 20 0 0
#72 Edward Roberts 23 20 0 1
#32 Donald Tufts 6 9 0 0
#85 Neil Campbell 11 15 0 1
#65 Travis Dye 19 14 0 0
#66 Jason Souder 23 19 0 1
#86 Charles Davidson 0 7 0 0
#67 Jose Quesenberry 19 19 0 1
#45 Howard Harris 8 5 0 1
#83 Jimmy Brooks 3 12 0 1
#84 Joe Foreman 2 18 0 0
#80 John Pellot 0 8 0 2
#53 Bobby Powell 1 1 0 1
#61 Rodney Morgan 18 22 0 1
#79 William Hatch 16 15 0 1
#1 Daniel Higgins 1 14 0 1
#55 Justin Garza 13 13 0 0
#44 Jeff Snyder 8 1 0 0
#98 Julian Woods 0 2 0 0
#56 Dexter Thompson 0 2 0 1
#94 Barney Yates 0 3 0 0
#74 Melvin Collins 1 1 0 0
#47 Ralph Burton 1 9 0 0
#75 Lyle Peters 12 15 0 1
#78 Michael Ducharme 12 14 0 2
#30 John Bland 7 10 0 0
#41 Robert Sharma 0 2 0 0
#50 Hubert Becker 0 2 0 0
#26 Ronald Fox 0 2 0 0
#61 Gerald Lefebvre 1 2 0 1
#51 Roy Gomez 0 1 0 0
#91 Anthony Webb 0 1 0 0
#86 Lawrence Field 0 3 0 0
Interception Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Minnesota Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#16 Raul Spencer 1 0 0 0
#79 Randy Watson 0 1 0 0
#21 Charles Stewart 0 0 1 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#45 Howard Harris 1 0 0 0
#98 Julian Woods 0 1 1 0
Punting
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 Robert Gariepy 4 180 45.00 41.25 48 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#16 Robert Ramirez 4 152 38.00 35.00 57 1
Kicking
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Edward McDermott 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 50 1 / 1
Minnesota Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Gary Bass 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 37 0 / 0
#18 Michael Martin 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Punt Return
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#41 Phillip Lambert 2 39 19.5 27 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Howard Harris 3 15 5.0 9 0
Kick Return
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#20 Walter Powell 2 43 21.5 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Pittsburgh Steelers
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Alex Campbell 6 0
#25 Ian Powers 5 0
#21 Charles Stewart 4 0
#94 Brian Isham 3 0
#21 Kurt Villanueva 3 0
#6 David Burns 3 0
#54 Justin Bolton 3 0
#92 Scott Sims 3 0
#77 Gregory Keith 3 0
#2 Micah Perkins 2 0
#93 Matthew Smith 2 0
#57 Stephen Jimenez 2 0
#49 Mark Donaldson 2 0
#55 Norbert Clark 2 0
#56 James Leclaire 1 0
#33 Scott Paige 1 0
#59 Micheal Carter 1 0
#86 Mark Adler 1 0
#68 Harold Woods 1 0
#48 Jose Jenkins 1 0
#7 Bobby Howe 1 0
Minnesota Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#50 Hubert Becker 6 1
#43 Jeffrey Hone 5 0
#94 Barney Yates 5 0
#34 Jack Barrett 4 0
#26 Ronald Fox 4 0
#91 Anthony Webb 4 0
#41 Robert Sharma 3 0
#54 Martin Young 3 1
#35 Sean Lantz 2 0
#53 Bobby Powell 2 0
#29 Irving Slattery 2 0
#58 Gerald Wade 2 0
#51 Roy Gomez 2 0
#65 Stephen Moylan 2 0
#99 Peter Dale 1 0
#1 Daniel Higgins 1 0
#26 James McPherson 1 0
#56 Dexter Thompson 1 0
#85 Neil Campbell 1 0
#98 Julian Woods 1 1
#55 Michael Tackett 1 0
#30 John Bland 1 0